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The interplay of life and literature in medieval romance

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Valentine’s Day is essentially a medieval invention. Chaucer’s dream poem The Parliament of Fowls, which describes a gathering of birds who have met on “Seynt Valentynes day” to choose their mates for the year, is believed to be among the earliest recorded associations of the day with romantic love. The saint’s feast was one of three days during the year when medieval lovers were especially likely to send greetings to one another, the others bei…
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TheTLS broke the news in on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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